Angkor Thom was the next stop on our journey, it means great city and was founded in the late 12th to early 13th century. The city's layout was meant to be a reconstruction of Hindu Heaven and is famous for its many monuments and five large city gates.
We loved it! It is just amazing, the whole place is so beautiful and memorising. It was great just to walk around the monuments just soaking up all the atmosphere and feeling so lucky to be able to see this beautiful part of history.
Bayon was the crown jewel of the city, fifty towers with four faces per tower, it is quite amazing.
I am actually a little loss for words at describing Bayan. I keep retyping the same descriptors but I really cannot find words that will properly capture the feeling of being there.
We spent a great deal of time here, exploring the other monuments and city grounds. It was pretty amazing (I definitely need to expand my vocabulary).
Siev our guide was the best ever, he also runs a free school for the local children and really is doing so much for his community. He was totally inspiring.
At the city gates. I feel so lucky to have been able to visit these spots and on such a beautiful day. We then moved on to our next spot, Ta Prohm which some may recognise from an Indian Jones Film (next blog).
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